Take The Ultimate Solar System Quiz To Survive The Test!
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- 1.
The further away from the Sun:- A.
The faster the planet moves
- B.
The hotter the planet is
- C.
The longer the planet's orbit takes
- 2.It is far to expensive and the distances are too far for Humans to land on all of the planets and t their moons. What does NASA do instead to learn more about these places? (mark all the apply)
- A.
Send dogs and monkeys to explore
- B.
Use telescopes to view them
- C.
Send satellites to photograph them and gather data
- D.
Send machine and robots with cameras to explore.
- 3.Which of the following objects do NOT travel around the Sun?
- A.
Comets
- B.
Asteroids
- C.
Moons
- D.
Planets
- 4.
A shooting star is:
- A.
A fast moving humongous galaxy, it shines so brightly because it is moving so fast
- B.
A small pebble or speck of dust burning up in the earth's atmosphere
- C.
A small asteroid the size of a large car moving too close to the sun
- D.
A dying star exploding in the distant reaches of the Milky Way Galaxy
- 5.List, in order from smallest to largest, the 4 levels of our planet in the Universe
- A.
Solar system, earth, milky way, universe
- B.
Solar system, milky way, earth, univese
- C.
Earth, solar system, milky way, universe
- D.
Universe, milky way, solar system, earth
- 6.
Planets and moons appear bright. Why?
- A.
Nuclear fusion occuring in their core
- B.
Sunspots on their surface
- C.
Reflecting light from the sun
- D.
Nuclear fusion occuring on their surface
- 7.
Where is the asteroid belt located? Give the BEST answer that gives the most information.
- A.
Between Jupiter and Saturn
- B.
Just beyond the Oort Cloud
- C.
Between Mars and Jupiter
- D.
In an irregular galaxy
- 8.Because of their distance from the Sun, which of the following are most likely true?
- A.
Earth has a longer year than Mars
- B.
Mars has a longer year than Mercury
- C.
Mercury has a longer year than Jupiter
- D.
Neptune has the longest year of all planets
- E.
The inner planets revolve around the sun faster than the outer planets
- F.
Venus revolves around the Sun more slowly than Uranus
- 9.
What facts are true of the outer planets? Chck all that apply.
- A.
They are made of gas
- B.
They are made of dust and rock
- C.
They are made of fire
- D.
They reflect light from the Sun
- E.
They make their own light by nuclear fusion
- F.
They are far from the Sun
- G.
They are close to the Sun
- H.
They are nicknamed "gas giants"
- I.
They are nicknamed "terrestrial planets"
- 10.
What facts are true of the inner planets? Check all that apply.
- A.
They are made of gas
- B.
They are made of dust and rock
- C.
They are made of fire
- D.
They reflect light from the Sun
- E.
They make their own light by nuclear fusion
- F.
They are far from the Sun
- G.
They are close to the Sun
- H.
They are nicknamed "gas giants"
- I.
They are nicknamed "terrestrial planets"
- 11.
Mary looked in her science book at this picture of the solar system. What is not accurate about this picture? (mark all that apply)
- A.
Nothing is wrong! It's a perfect model
- B.
The objects are way to close together.
- C.
The sun is way too big.
- D.
The scale is not right (Jupiter is too small compared to earth...etc.)
- E.
The orbits are way too elliptical.
- F.
The planets are hardly ever lined up in a straight line.
- 12.
Check all the reasons why Pluto is not a planet anymore! (check ALL that apply)
- A.
Eris the dwarf planet was discovered
- B.
It isn't a complete round sphere
- C.
It doesn't orbit the sun
- D.
It doesn't have an atmophere
- E.
It isn't massive enough to clear the surrounding area of left over "stuff"
- 13.
Where would people travel to first in space?
- A.
Mars
- B.
Mercury
- C.
Titan (moon of Saturn with the ocean and streams)
- D.
Sirius (one of the closest stars to us)
- 14.What would happen if the sun lost it's gravitational attraction? What would the solar system look like?
- A.
It would look a lot different then it does now. Things would be floating off in all directions.
- B.
Nothing. Everything would continue moving just like they are.
- C.
We would all start revolving around Jupiter.
- D.
Very little would change, since the sun has very little gravitational pull.
